palettes

Author

Affiliation

Madoc Alder Marshall

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Version

0.1.2

Draft Last Modified:

December 1, 2025

Status

Draft for review and feedback

KY Color Palettes: Preliminary Draft

Categorical Palettes

Categorical Palette Details

10 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#df997c — Pale Persimmon
#2b4d0a — Deep Leaf Green
#ddb71a — Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

10 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#df997c — Pale Persimmon
#2b4d0a — Deep Leaf Green
#ddb71a — Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange

9 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#df997c — Pale Persimmon
#ddb71a — Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

9 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#df997c — Pale Persimmon
#ddb71a — Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange

8 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#df997c — Pale Persimmon
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

8 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#df997c — Pale Persimmon
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange

7 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

7 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange

6 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

6 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#28655a — Deep River Teal

5 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#a572b2 — Coneflower Purple
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

5 Categorical (Alt)

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy

4 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#28655a — Deep River Teal
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

4 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#28655a — Deep River Teal

3 Categorical + Grey

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

3 Categorical

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy

Sequential & Diverging Palettes

Sequential & Diverging Palette Details

7-Color Sequential (yellow-green)

#e8f3c0 — Lightest Yellow-Green
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#9db957 — Deep Yellow-Green
#76933c — Darkest Yellow-Green
#4f6f23 — Leaf Green
#2b4d0a — Deep Leaf Green
#142405 — Darkest Green

5-Color Sequential + Grey (blues)

#ebebeb — Pearl Grey
#b0d7ed — Lightest Blue
#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy
#01203d — Darkest Blue

7-Color Diverging (blue & yellow-green)

#01203d — Darkest Blue
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#76933c — Darkest Yellow-Green
#2b4d0a — Deep Leaf Green

9-Color Diverging (blue & yellow-green)

#01203d — Darkest Blue
#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#b0d7ed — Lightest Blue
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey
#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#76933c — Darkest Yellow-Green
#2b4d0a — Deep Leaf Green
#142405 — Darkest Green

Dual Color Palettes

Dual Color Palette Details

2 Category (Blues)

#62bcf0 — KY Sky Blue
#29326a — Grosbeak Navy

2 Category (Yellow-Green & Teal)

#c7e072 — Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#28655a — Deep River Teal

Highlight Categorical

#4c6dc1 — Wild Indigo Blue
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey

Highlight Categorical (Alt)

#be3c00 — Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb — Pearl Grey